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I'm Not Supposed to Be Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
  
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I'm Not Supposed to Be Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder (Paperback)

by Laura Paxton (Foreword), Rachel Reiland (Author)
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  • Paperback: 346 pages
  • Publisher: Eggshells Pr (Jun 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0971822409
  • ISBN-13: 978-0971822405
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 521,722 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Not Supposed to Be Here: My Recovery from Borderline Per, 30 Dec 2004
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Rachel's story of both her life living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), and her recovery from the disorder, is an extremely poignant one. This is one of the most emotionally intense and draining books I have ever read, but I am honoured to have had the opportunity to read about Rachel's life. For people both with and without BPD, this book is an incredible journey and anyone reading it may find themselves holding back the tears. For people with BPD, this book is a chance to discover that you are not alone (although please be aware that the book may be "triggering" to some people). For people without BPD, this book is a chance to discover what it is really like to live life with such a profoundly emotionally, socially and even physically debilitating disorder. I strongly recommend reading this book.
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Too close for comfort, 30 Aug 2005
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This review is from: Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder (Paperback)
As someone who has had the diagnosis of BPD and who has recovered from it, against a lot of 'expert' opinion, I was interested to read this book. I have many times doubted the veracity of my diagnosis but found myself identifying in many ways with the author. This is a powerful book but one which nonetheless can seem as if recovery was pretty quick and relatively easy to achieve, even though this is not the case. She may come over to some as an immature attention-seeking woman but knowing the illness as I do, she is simply displaying classical symptoms of the illness. If you have or have recovered from BPD, this is an excellent but sometimes painful book; if you are a family member you might get some understanding of BPD from the perspective of a sufferer who can look back with hindsight. It's a must read!
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 14 Dec 2004
By fluffynurse (Leicester, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder (Paperback)
I have found it surprisingly difficult to find books about BPD from a sufferer's perspective, and the ones written by 'experts' have not been helpful for me on the whole.

This book gives a detailed account of what it is like to live within the chaos of borderline personality disorder. It shows how the therapeutic relationship with a therapist can transform the most disturbed of souls. Well worth a read if you identify yourself as having BPD.

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